Gwen Levi was granted an early release from prison last year during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic after serving 16 years of a 24-year sentence for conspiracy to sell at least one kilogram of heroin. However, nearly less than three months after she was released, she is heading back to prison. Her offense? Not answering her phone.
Gwen Levi (USA Today video screenshot)
According to The Washington Post, the 76-year-old Black woman was one of nearly 4,500 inmates released under former President Donald Trump’s administration; it was done to help prevent the virus from spreading in federal prisons. They were then transferred to home confinements deemed “low risk,” as many of those released were elderly and in poor health.
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